Tales of Suspense #55

(July 1964)

No One Escapes the Mandarin! (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-673

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts

Synopsis:

Iron Man escapes the Mandarin and destroys the ray he used to interfere with US missiles. Meanwhile, Happy struggles to keep the company operating in Tony's absence.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #15 (April 1968)
• in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (2000) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2004)
• in Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

Indexer Notes

Continues from last issue. The Mandarin next appears in issue #61 (January 1965).

Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four cover); Steve Ditko (Amazing Spider-Man cover)

Inks:

Sol Brodsky (Fantastic Four cover); Steve Ditko (Amazing Spider-Man cover)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Advertises Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #14 (July 1964) and Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #28 (July 1964).

All About Iron Man (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Job Number:

X-697

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Melter [Bruno Horgan]; Mandarin; Scarecrow [Ebenezer Laughton]; Mister Doll [Nathan Dolly]; Gargantus; Crimson Dynamo [Anton Venko]; Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka]; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts

Synopsis:

A detailed guide to Iron Man's armor. With some details about his personal life and supporting cast.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #20 (1992)
• in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 (2004)
• in Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

Indexer Notes

The last page is a pin-up of Pepper Potts with Happy Hogan. It is also the first time we learn her real name: Virginia Potts.

The Atomizer (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

[G-542]

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Charlie Smith; Will

Synopsis:

A boy stumbles across a secret disintegrating formula stolen from a government lab.

Reprinted:

• from Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #39 (September 1955) [page 1]

Indexer Notes

Continues in next issue. This page includes a teaser for the next issue: "Next Ish: 'Iron Man Meets the Unicorn!'"

The Sun-Stealer! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Larry Lieber

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-693

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Watcher [Uatu]

Synopsis:

The Watcher must save Earth from an alien without breaking his vow of non-interference.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #20 (April 1969)
• in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #60 (July 24, 1973) [as "Il ladro del sole!", Italian translation]